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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Guest Artist: Can You Guess How This is Made?

Welsh Green Dragon by Dale

It always surprises me how people use my hand-dyed threads. And this is a good example of that WOW! factor. This stunning dragon (who has just eaten a jalapeno pepper) is made by Dale Drake. Can you guess how she made this?

Dale created her Welsh Green Dragon as a gift for her grand-daughter who is a fan of Harry Potter. She used Green Grass, Really Red, and Sunflower colorways in a size 8 pearl cotton thread. Dale is a tatter and has been know to teach the mysterious art of tatting too. The dragon, designed by Pam Palmer, is mounted to a piece of black fabric and framed. Thank you Dale for sharing your beautiful art with us!

How creative! I have some tatting samples and pieces that were done by a man (husband's relative) back in the early 1900's. I rescued from a trunk when my FIL was going through some of his mother's things. My arthritic hands refuse to let me do tatting, but I have tried!Beckie in Brentwood, TN